Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gironville-sur-Essonne.
Who lives here
A younger town: only 16% of residents are 65 or over
41.7median age
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 11% of residents. Children under 15 make up 20%, near Essonne’s towns (20%) and higher than compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults.
Gironville-sur-EssonneEssonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Gironville-sur-Essonne: 14% were built before 1919, more than in Essonne’s towns or compared French towns
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Gironville-sur-Essonne; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Gironville-sur-Essonne are out of work than in Essonne’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.7%
12%walk, cycle or take transit
12.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Essonne’s towns (25.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Gironville-sur-Essonne holds 50 jobs; 400 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. Households’ median disposable income: €30,600 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
Public transport11%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
On foot0%
50
jobs based in Gironville-sur-Essonne, 0.2 per working resident
5.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,600
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
The estimated advertised rent in Gironville-sur-Essonne is €13.94/m² a month, against €17.41/m² in Essonne’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
€2,496/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The middle sale price: €2,496/m², about level with compared French towns (€2,430/m²) and below Essonne’s towns (€3,237/m²). Houses were 94% of what sold. The market in Gironville-sur-Essonne: 34 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Gironville-sur-Essonne€2,496/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Essonne median€3,237/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,379/m²
32
€13.94/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.95 to €16.26/m² a month)
€12.56/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Gironville-sur-Essonne is a commune of 760 people in the Communauté de communes des Deux Vallées. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Population
760 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Deux Vallées
Département
Essonne (91)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
5.1 sq mi (13.3 km²)
INSEE code
91273
Gironville-sur-Essonne’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
